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Grow-Tech Manufactures Rooting Substrates for Your Crops

Rooting Substrates for Your Crops Growers all over the world rely on Grow-Tech’s range of products to give their crops a stronger start. Whether you are a micro or leafy green grower or have acres of hydroponic lettuce, you can be sure that our substrates are providing the optimal environment for rooting and growing. We design our products around your crop. For Microgreens and Leafy Greens we developed: • BioStrate® • PUREgrown™ hemp-felt For the use in Hydroponic, Aquaponic and Aeroponic systems: • FlexiTrays® • FlexiPlugs® “What drives our product design is solving the challenges the...

Growing Microgreens & Leafy Greens The number of companies growing microgreens has increased tremendously in the last 5 years. These tiny plants produce up to 40 times more nutrients than their mature counterparts. Their color, texture and intense flavor have made them very popular with consumers. A clean soil-free product at harvest is important both in terms of appearance and food safety, which is why stabilized growing media is so popular with microgreen growers. However, most of these products are made of synthetic materials. Grow-Tech has spent many years in developing biobased...

BioStrate® Felt: • BioStrate® 185 gsm (microgreens) • BioStrate® 300 gsm (microgreens and leafy greens) This lightweight biobased textile absorbs and retains water while providing an inert environment for dense healthy root development. BioStrate® 185gsm is compostable.* However, it will maintain its structural integrity for the life of your product and won’t clog filters. Custom widths are available. Please contact us to discuss your specific crop needs. Benefits: • • • • • • Holds the optimal amount of water & air Roots are supported Compostable* (185gsm ONLY) Ready to plant, no...

PUREgrown™ Hemp-felt: • PUREgrown™ hemp/flax-felt 450 gsm (for professional growers only)* • PUREgrown™ hemp-felt 750 gsm (micro greens and leafy greens) • PUREgrown™ hemp-felt 1300 gsm (leafy greens) This OMRI Listed 100% hemp product is made from fibers grown without the use of pesticides, herbicides or synthetic fertilizers. PUREgrown™ hemp-felt is designed to transport water evenly throughout the entire medium and maintain a perfect ratio of water and air for the development of healthy root systems. Custom widths are available. Benefits: • • • • • • Holds the optimal amount of water &...

Vegetables and Herbs in Our Media Your hydroponic growing media should do several things: wick and retain water, provide a stable pH, drain well and not fall apart so your system stays clean. GrowTech offers the hydroponic grower several product lines with these characteristics. Our FlexiPlug® and FlexiTray® growing medium is optimized for all industry standard systems: Nutrient Film Technique, Ebb & Flow, Deep Water Raft, Aeroponic, and Drip. We have been working with hydroponic and aquaponic companies and our product is proven to work for all systems. For Deep Water Culture/ Floating...

For NFT Systems: NFT systems (Nutrient Film Technique) need a product that retains its structure to prevent your filters from clogging. There are many different types/sizes of NFT systems and the holes in channel covers have several different diameters. Grow-Tech offers a variety of sizes for the industry to meet your needs. For Vertical Towers: Vertical farming, like the use of ZipGrow Towers, is a trend which is growing rapidly in the US and abroad. For this system, the FlexiPlug® 169 and 225 are ideal sizes. Other dimensions will also work depending on the design and cell requirements of...

GROW-TECH me J Advanced Rooting Substrate Technology W Contact us to get started! Grow-Tech, Inc. 165 Pleasant Ave, Unit B South Portland, ME 04106 USA info@grow-tech.com www.grow-tech.com +1 (207) 353 5005 Account Manager-East Eric Waterman ewaterman@grow-tech.com Mobile +1 (207) 400-9058 Account Manager-West Siebe Streekstra sstreekstra@grow-tech.com Mobile +1 (805) 312-4452 patents: www.grow-tech.com pure grown™ (orocLjcms